Casa Pop-Up Desk review: Logitech’s packed the office into a book – and is charging a pretty penny for it
4.12.2025
Translation: Katherine Martin
Pictures: Martin Jud
Logitech’s packed a keyboard, touchpad and laptop stand into a single book. The Casa Pop-Up Desk may be handy and stylish-looking, but it’s not without its weaknesses.
The «Casa» sounds like a piece of Italian furniture. But in actual fact, it’s a Logitech kit consisting of a keyboard, touchpad and a laptop stand. From the outside, it looks like a cool hardcover book you could put on a shelf. Open it up, however, and you’ll come face to face with plastic – and a contraption designed to raise your laptop screen to eye level. Welcome to the lifestyle office that promises to do more than just look pretty.
The concept: a foldaway office
When you open it up, the Casa Pop-Up Desk reveals its true purpose. It’s a compartment system for a keyboard and touchpad, combined with a pop-up laptop stand. The compartments are coated in rubber and have angular recesses allowing you to release the keyboard and touchpad with one press. The space bar, for instance, works as a lever.
The Casa Pop-Up Desk comes with a USB-C charging cable, which you can stow away in its own compartment. You can pull the support surface down over the compartments, then pop it into a slot to secure it in place. This is what creates the laptop stand.
This keeps your laptop positioned at a fixed, relatively steep angle of around 40 degrees – ideal for bringing your screen up to eye level, relieving the strain on your neck. You can’t vary the angle at all, but the stand can still support larger devices measuring up to 17 inches and 7.5 kilogrammes. When folded, the entire kit measures 2.9 centimetres in height, 23 centimetres in width and 29 centimetres in depth, tipping the scales at 690 grammes. This is handy if you’re using the Casa on the go. Since it’s compact, only your laptop has to be carried separately.
Source: Logitech
The kit’s available in three different colours: Nordic Calm (sand/white), Bohemian Blush (pink) and Classic Chic (green/graphite).
The keyboard: compact, quiet, floundering in the dark
The Casa Keys is a mini version of a classic Logitech keyboard. It’s nice and quiet to type on, with short, 1.5-millimetre key travel and a clearly defined pressure point. It doesn’t make any loud clicking noises. I quickly get used to typing on the keyboard, even though it’s designed to be compact.
The one thing it’s missing is a backlight. You start to feel this when evening sets in; in the semi-darkness, your fingers do more guessing than key-hitting. The lettering’s printed instead of laser-engraved, making it less durable. Still, at least the keyboard can pair with up to three devices via Bluetooth. According to the manufacturer, the battery also lasts up to five months.
The Casa Keys is decent, but nothing earth-shattering. It does its job without issue, but doesn’t wow me. If you do a lot of typing, you’ll end up wishing for a better keyboard eventually – or at least some light.
The touchpad: the real highlight
The Casa Touch is the strongest part of the kit. Logitech’s given it a glass surface that’s nice to use. It provides smooth, precise control, the click mechanism works consistently and the multi-touch gestures are smooth. I even manage to use the pad with sweaty fingers.
It can be paired with three devices, with the battery supposedly lasting for roughly three weeks. Compared directly with the keyboard, the touchpad seems to be in a different league.
Ergonomics and portability: handy in day-to-day life
The kit can raise a laptop’s display to different levels depending on the device’s height. For instance, it raises the Asus Zenbook S 16 by 18 centimetres. As a result, it definitely allows you to position your screen at a more ergonomic height. In my case, it stops me from hunching over my keyboard like Quasimodo. Ultimately, your sitting position and laptop size will determine whether the display will be exactly aligned with your eyes.
The Pop-Up Desk is portable. It fits into any backpack, doesn’t weigh much and is clearly targeted at people who want to easily work from different locations. If you’re looking for a device to use at home, you’ll find cheaper alternatives made of more robust material – just without a keyboard and touchpad.
In a nutshell
Practical, but pricey
The Casa Pop-Up Desk doesn’t replace a fully fledged office setup. Instead, it’s a nifty gadget for people who’re often on the go, want to work quickly and save space. It’s stylish on the outside and practical on the inside, with a touchpad that’s more impressive than its keyboard. As a laptop stand, it raises your computer’s display to a more ergonomically friendly height, relieving strain on your neck.
The Casa’s biggest stumbling block is its price tag. At the time of this review, it’ll set you back 168 francs. Given the product’s large number of plastic components and lack of keyboard backlight, I think 125 francs would be more reasonable.
Pro
- Raises your laptop display to a more comfortable height
- Portable – fits in any backpack
- Good touchpad with a glass surface
- Keyboard and touchpad support multi-device Bluetooth (up to three devices)
Contra
- Too expensive – especially when you consider the amount of plastic and lack of backlight
Martin Jud
Senior Editor
martin.jud@digitecgalaxus.chI find my muse in everything. When I don’t, I draw inspiration from daydreaming. After all, if you dream, you don’t sleep through life.
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